Online voting isn't secure

In an age of fake news, do we really want to allow our municipal democracy to be susceptible to fake voting?

Guelph has already experienced voter deception in the 2011 federal election with old technology—the telephone.

Now, many computer scientists and security experts are warning that internet voting isn’t as secure as people think. It allows more opportunity for hacking and deception. If voters start mistrusting election results, they may be less inclined to vote, not more.

Online voting isn't secure

In an age of fake news, do we really want to allow our municipal democracy to be susceptible to fake voting?

Guelph has already experienced voter deception in the 2011 federal election with old technology—the telephone.

Now, many computer scientists and security experts are warning that internet voting isn’t as secure as people think. It allows more opportunity for hacking and deception. If voters start mistrusting election results, they may be less inclined to vote, not more.

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Online voting isn't secure

In an age of fake news, do we really want to allow our municipal democracy to be susceptible to fake voting?

Guelph has already experienced voter deception in the 2011 federal election with old technology—the telephone.

Now, many computer scientists and security experts are warning that internet voting isn’t as secure as people think. It allows more opportunity for hacking and deception. If voters start mistrusting election results, they may be less inclined to vote, not more.